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A mailbox
A mailbox, Seta, Tokyo The owner of this mailbox decided to decorate it with a toy baby and anpanman, among other miniatures.
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Walking Around my Neighborhood (Seta, Tokyo)
Japanese houses, especially Tokyo houses, seem to be extremely small and narrow. However, the owners usually manage to arrange a nice combination of flowers and materials to create a memorable front entrance to their house. While walking around, one can usually come across tiny temples, community gardens and old houses doubling as museums. The local…
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Chimes Chews: A simple way to arrange device controllers
Have you ever tried a gum called “Chimes”? It’s different in texture from the average chewing gum, it is actually more similar to candy, a fact that makes chewing time much shorter. However, Chimes compensates duration with a rich, invigorating ginger flavor. Plus, it comes in cute colorful tin boxes that can be used to…
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Today’s purchase: 2 beauty products made in Japan
Today I was in an especially bad mood, so I decided to walk around aimlesly in order to calm down. Then I thought it’s a nice opportunity to lift my mood by buing shoes. But as expected, the whole shoes area in the mall I visited was shut down for renovetion, cause my bad luck…
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Old-school school life
While cleaning up our lab for moving, we came across some black and white photos depicting rebellious japanese youth enjoying life. Here is what university life in Tokyo looked like 25 years ago.
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10 days in Thailand (Part II)
Part I of travelling in Thailand (about Bangkok and Ayutthaya) is here. Elephants are must-see in Thailand, aren’t they? Thai people adore elephants, so they put everywhere statues or drawings of elephants, called Chang in the local language (like the popular Chang beer). But how can one spend time with elephants responsibly? I chose to…
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